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Kevin Warsh's nomination hearing revealed deep partisan divisions, with Democrats accusing him of being a politically malleable loyalist who would facilitate Trump's control of monetary policy, while Republicans praised his crisis experience and commitment to restoring the Federal Reserve's focus on its dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.

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The Department of Transportation announced a $12.5 billion, 2.5-year emergency overhaul of U.S. air traffic control systems to replace dangerously outdated 1960s-90s infrastructure including floppy disks and paper flight strips across 4,600 locations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized that while the current system is safe due to skilled controllers, the modernization requires additional Congressional funding for software to prevent the project from repeating the 25-year failure of the previous NextGen initiative.

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Former Foreign Office permanent secretary Olly Robbins testified that he approved Lord Mandelson's security clearance despite UKSV leaning against it, while revealing Number 10 pressured officials to fast-track vetting and attempted to secure diplomatic posts for political allies without the Foreign Secretary's knowledge.

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UK lawmakers confronted executives from TikTok, Meta, and Roblox over systemic failures to protect children online, specifically challenging TikTok on a police report revealing widespread grooming and questioning whether platforms can adequately self-regulate harmful content and addictive screen time.

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Israel holds its annual Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins bereaved families to honor fallen soldiers from the October 7 attacks and ongoing conflicts, while framing current military operations against Iran as essential to preventing another Holocaust.

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The video captures the solemn opening ceremony for Israel's Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron), featuring military honors, the traditional El Male Rachamim memorial prayer for fallen soldiers and terror victims, and the singing of the national anthem Hatikvah.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted to Parliament that appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador was a wrong judgment, revealing that Foreign Office officials granted security clearance against official UK Security Vetting recommendations and deliberately concealed this information from ministers for months.

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Reuters Beirut Bureau Chief Maya Gebeily describes reporting from inside Lebanon's escalating war, explaining how the country's sectarian geography, Hezbollah's integration as both militia and social provider, and a paralyzed power-sharing system have left over one million displaced while affluent neighborhoods maintain normalcy blocks away from devastation.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received Madrid's highest civic honor, the Golden Key, in a ceremony where Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida drew parallels between Spain's democratic transition and Venezuela's struggle, while Machado detailed her persecution and outlined the opposition's roadmap to restore constitutional order.

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IMF and World Bank leaders warned that Middle East conflicts pose severe risks to global growth through Strait of Hormuz disruptions, while announcing $20-50 billion in potential new financing for vulnerable nations and celebrating landmark governance reforms including Venezuela's return after seven years.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives at Douala International Airport for his historic first visit to Cameroon, marking the fourth papal visit to the nation, where he received an understated official welcome before proceeding to Japoma Stadium to celebrate Mass with thousands of faithful.

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The Artemis II crew reflected on their historic lunar mission, describing the profound psychological impact of viewing Earth from deep space, the technical challenges they navigated, and how their spacecraft "Integrity" embodied their ethos of mutual support that transformed them from colleagues into family while inspiring global unity.